A Hormonal Meltdown

By: Ranjeeta Nath Ghai

Easily displeasedQuick to be disappointedCrushed by weight gain and calcium depletionSagging breasts and a pear shaped figureAching bones and aching patellaStretch marks and varicose veinsInadequate and solemn answers to questionsSometimes too critical or aggressiveAnd a hormonal meltdown….

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Keen intelligence yet detached humourMid age crisis; searching for eternal loveZero tolerance to bull shit and attitudeOr laughing at herselfSometimes a stranger even to herselfHot flushes; fluctuating blood pressureProgression from heels to flats…OccasionallyMissing a step while climbing or walkingAnd a hormonal meltdown….

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Superior knowledge; experienced, affectionate,Queer, funny yet tender and understanding by defaultEchoing silences and self-castrationsOccasionally crossing over the lineAs they inch towards reaching their primeA cranky child; trapped in her skin fightingA losing battle against age spots and wrinklesThey’re in menopause state of mindFacing a hormonal meltdown….